Word: patting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that protect the privacy of birth parents and prevent their children from contacting them without prior consent. In 1995 Tennessee opened its records on all adoptions before 1951, and six other states are discussing disclosure bills. An alliance including privacy advocates, adoption agencies and lawyers from Pat Robertson's organization opposes the change, arguing that many reunions are traumatic and disruptive for the parent, and that the lack of privacy will discourage adoptions and increase abortions. "If two people want to meet, we're all for it," says William Pierce of the National Council for Adoption...
...happy year for grunge fans. First Courtney Love gets herself all glammed up, and now this. The seminal Seattle rockers SOUNDGARDEN, one of the first bands to break out of the Northwest, have split up. The terse announcement from their record company gave no reason, not even the usual pat of "creative differences." While never as high-profile as Nirvana or Pearl Jam, the Grammy-winning band sold more than 20 million records. Down on the Upside, their last album, reached No. 2 on the charts. The band, which had recently finished touring, hadn't taken a summer off from...
...Francisco: Pat Barnes, QB, Cal. They probably considered QB Jake "the Snake" Plummer of Arizona State, who reminds people of Joe Montana...
DENVER: Jury selection continues under tight security in the Oklahoma City bombing case as the government braces for possible trouble Saturday, the anniversary of both Waco and the Murrah building bombing. "There's a U.S. Marshal on every corner, for 2-3 blocks in every direction," reports TIME's Pat Cole from the federal courthouse in Denver. "Air space over the court house is off limits, and if you stop to talk on the corner outside the courthouse, police tell you to keep moving." Jury selection is expected to conclude Tuesday, with opening statements to begin on Thursday. Despite...
...wifely submissiveness early in the play all the more grotesque. Flapping her hands and giggling nervously, she is hardly able to contain her energy--and, indeed, seems ready to fly apart as an old transgression (she once forged a signature to acquire a loan) threatens to unravel her pat little marriage. Yet a freezing calm overtakes her in the final confrontation with her husband Torvald, in which McTeer (helped by Frank McGuinness's vigorous translation) stunningly conveys a woman whose eyes--and mind--are suddenly opening. "No man sacrifices his integrity for the person he loves," protests Torvald, after Nora...